12 Steps Companion vs 10th Step
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
12 Steps Companion
This app provides a modernized digital version of the Big Book for Alcoholics Anonymous members. It features a sobriety calculator, notes, contact database, and a powerful search function to aid in recovery.
- Modernized Big Book reader
- Dark mode and adjustable font size
- Enhanced sobriety calculator with widgets
- AA contacts database with integrated maps
- Powerful search and concordance tool
- Collection of prayers and promises
- Note-taking and sharing capabilities
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First developed in 2008, 12 Steps Companion was the world’s first recovery app. It is a reader, sobriety tracker, and recovery toolkit. The reader covers the first 164 pages of Alcoholics Anonymous, plus more than 60 personal stories, the original forewords, and the appendices from the First and Second Editions. Dark mode, highlighting, adjustable type, a concordance search, and a built-in dictionary are included. Also available: 12 Steps Speakers, for talks recorded by members around the world. KEY FEATURES UNIVERSAL • Built for iPhone and iPad • Cloud-themed design and a quiet, discrete home-screen icon SOBRIETY CALCULATOR & WIDGETS • Sobriety length on the launch screen • Home-screen widgets with years, months, days, and hours THE READER • Dark mode • Highlight and unhighlight text • Adjustable font size • Full-screen reading in portrait or landscape • First 164 pages, plus 60+ stories from the 1st and 2nd editions • Original forewords and appendices • Page numbers and quick page jump • Tap any word to define it • Collapsible index • Return to a bookmark from any note SEARCH • Full concordance • Results highlighted in place PRAYERS & PROMISES • Morning and night prayers • Prayers from the Twelve Steps • Prayer of St. Francis • Promises collected from the text NOTES • Highlight a passage and attach a note • Share via Messages, Mail, and other apps • App attribution is added when you share CONTACTS • U.S. central offices, areas, districts, and answering services • Tap to call, email, or open a website • Maps and directions • Add your own contacts SUPPORT Questions or feedback: www.deanhuff.com Only stories from the 1st and 2nd editions are included • This app is available to U.S. customers only Not affiliated with AA World Services, Inc. Alcoholics Anonymous and The Big Book are registered trademarks of AA World Services, Inc. Please support A.A. by purchasing a printed copy from your local central office.
10th Step
This app simplifies daily inventory by asking ten yes or no questions to guide reflection. It saves your inventories by date and includes an optional tool to track progress on your recovery journey over time. Text boxes allow for detailed comments and insights.
- Nightly inventory questions
- Yes/No question format
- Date-stamped inventory saving
- 12th Step tracking tool
- Comment and insight text boxes
- Optional passcode protection
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Tenth Step nightly inventory app that was created by members to help simplify their daily inventory. It doesn’t get easier than this. Reflect on ten yes or no questions at the end of your day to help you complete your 10th Step inventory. Inventories are saved and stored by date. Optional tool within the app lets you “track” how well you’re walking on the 12th Step beam over time, depending on how you answer each days questions. 1. Was I resentful? 2. Was I dishonest? 3. Did I promptly admit when I was wrong today? 4. Do I owe an apology? 5. Did I do or say something today out of fear? 6. Have I kept something to myself which should be discussed with another person at once? 7. Did I think today of what I could do for others? 8. Was I kind and loving towards all? 9. Did I reach out to someone in recovery today to see how they were doing? 10. Did I take the time to connect with my higher power through prayer or meditation today? Text boxes provide room for comments, explanations or insights. Optional 4 digit pass-code to protect your inventory answers from others who have access to your phone. Designed and paid for by sober members in recovery so the app would be available and free to download. This app is not authorized or approved or sponsored by AA. It was made by members for members. We hope it helps you on your journey in recovery.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: 10th Step at free against 12 Steps Companion's paid. 10th Step also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (90% vs 71%). 12 Steps Companion's advantage is chart position (#7 vs #21). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
12 Steps Companion costs $2.99 and 10th Step $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
10th Step holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 10th Step has 3.1K ratings behind it against 143, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of 12 Steps Companion's written reviews are positive against 90% of 10th Step's.
12 Steps Companion ships an update every 2 months, 10th Step every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 12 Steps Companion | 10th Step |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (143 ratings) | 4.8 (3.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.8% of reviews | 90.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 143 | 3.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #7 — better | #21 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dean Huff | 12 Step Apps LLC |
Customer experience
12 Steps Companion
10th Step
User reviews
12 Steps Companion
From 143 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 📚 Comprehensive AA literature
- 📱 Convenient mobile access
- ✨ Sobriety calculator included
- 🔍 Effective search feature (when working)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Search feature often crashes app
- outdated content (older editions)
- 📚 Missing specific stories/prayers
- 🐛 Data loss after reinstallation/updates
- 🐛 Sobriety calculator inaccuracies
10th Step
From 3.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy and simple to use
- 🚀 Convenient and efficient
- 🙏 Grateful for the thoughtful questions
- 📝 Helpful notes section
- 🔒 Passcode protection
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and loses data
- 📤 Difficult to export/share inventory
- 🔢 Percentage scoring not always helpful
- 📃 Doesn't match 10th step exactly from Big Book
Bugs and requests
12 Steps Companion
Reported bugs
17 issues- Search feature kicks user off the app
- App crashes after using search feature
- Lost bookmarks after deleting and reinstalling
- Lost all data after deleting and reinstalling
- Sobriety counter is off by a day or more
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- Page numbers do not correspond to the printed Big Book
- Table of contents does not list page numbers
- Highlighting a passage sometimes deletes it
- App not working in newer iOS versions
- Sobriety date changes by mistake when changing time zones
- Notes do not save or travel between devices
- Text resizing not working
- Calculator not calculating correctly
- App does not save sobriety date on new installations
- Search by page number not working
- Typographical errors in the text
- Incorrect wording in the 5th Tradition
Requested features
27 requests- Add newer editions of AA literature
- Include specific missing stories (e.g., acceptance prayer, resentment prayer, Dr. Paul's story, Acceptance is the Answer)
- Update preamble and conference-approved material
- Include the 12x12 text
- Add the AA World Service Manual
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- Add the Concepts
- Add push notifications for morning/evening prompts
- Add page numbers to the index
- Make page numbers match the printed Big Book
- Allow text resizing/font adjustment
- Improve notes functionality (saving, syncing, visibility)
- Add different highlight colors
- Allow notes within the text (e.g., word definitions)
- Add the Preface and Forewords from newer editions
- Update the app for current OS versions
- Allow annotation of text with notes
- Enable multitasking feature or disable splash screen
- Add contacts for areas, intergroups, and hotlines
- Include other appendices, specifically the Traditions appendix
- Add Dr. Paul's story from the third edition
- Add the 12x12 book
- Add the 24 book
- Improve the sobriety calculator accuracy and appearance
- Allow multiple, named bookmarks
- Add highlighting feature
- Landscape book reading
- Central office contacts linked to apps
10th Step
Reported bugs
4 issues- Security passcode doesn't work properly
- Text doesn't show up in dark mode
- Sharing/exporting feature not working
- Inventory questions not displaying
Requested features
7 requests- Add a question about being self-seeking
- Allow editing of past inventories
- Ability to delete past inventories
- Encrypt inventory data
- Add daily gratitude list
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- Provide more detailed inventory questions
- Include a reminder/notification to do the inventory
In-app purchases
12 Steps Companion
No in-app purchases
10th Step
No in-app purchases
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